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General information

Posting ID
123
Type of employment
Permanent
Organisation
Great British Energy
Salary Banding MIN
£ 0
Location
Aberdeen
Salary Banding MAX
£ 0
Workplace Type
Hybrid

Description & Requirements

Job Title: Director of Investment and Finance 

Location: Aberdeen

Reporting to: Director of GBE Local  (Pending appointment of the Local Managing Director)

Company Overview

Join Great British Energy and be part of powering the UK’s Clean Energy Future.

At GBE, we’re not just building an energy company – we’re shaping the future of the UK’s energy landscape.

Our mission is clear:

  • Drive clean energy deployment across the UK as a strategic developer, investor, and owner of renewable projects.
  • Deliver benefits for communities and taxpayers, ensuring the clean energy transition creates jobs, boosts local economies, and increases public ownership.

We focus on innovation, sustainability, and impact, working on projects that matter – from large-scale national renewable investments to empowering local and community energy initiatives.

Joining GBE means:

  • Purpose-driven work: Be part of a national effort to accelerate the clean energy transition.
  • Career growth: Opportunities to develop expertise in cutting-edge energy technologies and strategic investment.
  • Collaboration and flexibility: Work with passionate professionals in a dynamic, forward-thinking environment.

About the Role

Great British Energy is looking for a Director of Investment and Finance to join our financial department.  This role will play a key part in contributing to projects, objectives, and wider organisational goals.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain the GBE Local finance and funding strategy, ensuring it is aligned to the GBE company strategy and Local Power Plan objectives and is deliverable within agreed constraints.
  • Translate strategy into clear annual plans, spend profiles and performance metrics; monitor delivery against targets and lead corrective action where required.
  • Lead portfolio level financial planning, modelling and structuring for distributed/local energy portfolios, including approach to capital stacks, risk-sharing, revenue stabilisation and crowding-in private finance.
  • Oversee project and portfolio underwriting to investment grade standards, ensuring robust governance, documentation and assurance for investment decisions, including stage gate submissions.

Qualifications and Experience

Essential:

  • Senior leadership experience in investment, corporate finance, project finance, treasury, structured finance and/or public finance, with accountability for strategy, budgets and delivery outcomes.
  • Demonstrable track record of developing and executing finance and funding strategies, including translating objectives into spend profiles, performance metrics and delivery plans.
  • Expertise in investment appraisal, financial modelling and assurance, including risk analysis, sensitivities/scenarios and producing investment papers for senior governance.
  • Experience in energy markets and low-carbon infrastructure investment, including revenue models (e.g., PPAs, CfD/merchant exposure), and/or financing distributed energy portfolios.

Desirable:

  • Relevant degree or equivalent experience in finance, economics, business, mathematics, engineering or a related field. Professional qualification (e.g., ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CFA) is desirable.
  • Experience designing and operationalising blended finance or public-private funding mechanisms, including managing concessionality and state-aid/subsidy control considerations where relevant.
  • Experience establishing modelling governance, data/assumption management and market intelligence processes to support investment decision-making at scale.

Personal Qualities

  • Takes ownership, shows confidence in decision-making, and is willing to challenge constructively
  • Focuses on delivering meaningful outcomes and making a positive, lasting impact
  • Works collaboratively, valuing different perspectives and building inclusive relationships
  • Proactive and adaptable, with a curiosity to explore new ideas and improve ways of working
  • Resilient and resourceful in a fast-paced environment

What We Offer

  • Competitive base salary
  • Performance-related bonus scheme
  • Excellent pension scheme
  • 4x salary life assurance
  • Group income protection
  • 38 days annual leave
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Ongoing professional development and training
  • Supportive, inclusive working environment

How to Apply

For further information please contact:

Pearse O’Brien – Principal Souring Specialist  – pearse.obrien@weareams.com

 

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